Computations for the 2025 Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia
| (1) Persons in family or household | (2) Poverty thresholds for 2023--published Sep. 2024a | (3) Column 2 multiplied by 1.029 price inflatorb | (4) Difference between successive Column 3 entries | (5) Average difference in Column 4c | (6) January 2024 poverty guidelines | (7) January 2025 poverty guidelines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15,480 | $15,937 | Nearest $20 | $15,060 | $15,650 | |
| 2 | 19,680 | $20,260 | $4,324 | $5,500 | $20,440 | $21,150 |
| 3 | 24,230 | $24,945 | $4,684 | $5,500 | $25,820 | $26,650 |
| 4 | 31,200 | $32,120 | $7,176 | $5,500 | $31,200 | $32,150 |
| 5 | 36,990 | $38,081 | $5,961 | $5,500 | $36,580 | $37,650 |
| 6 | 41,860 | $43,095 | $5,014 | $5,500 | $41,960 | $43,150 |
| 7 | 47,670 | $49,076 | $5,981 | $5,500 | $47,340 | $48,650 |
| 8 | 52,850 | $54,409 | $5,333 | $5,500 | $52,720 | $54,150 |
Notes:
a Column 2 entries are weighted average poverty thresholds from U.S. Census Bureau, Poverty in the United States: 2023. page 18.
bThe Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for all items was 304.70 for calendar year 2023 and 313.69 for calendar year 2024, an increase of 2.9 percent.
cThe arithmetic average of Column 4 entries, rounded to the nearest multiple of $20.